David Feldman's Blog, page 26

Ray Browne, R.I.P.

You'll notice that the icon on the left categorizes this post as "Pop Culture." The man who coined the expression "Popular Culture," and more important, led the crusade to study and teach popular culture in universities, died Thursday at...

Recession Road Trip

The Atlantic's Christina Davidson has traveled across the U.S. in her car for more than four months, chronicling the effect of the economic downturn on ordinary individuals. Most of the stories are heartbreaking, including her latest dispatch, about a "happy...

The McDonald's Map

You are never more than 145 miles from a McDonald's if you happen to live in the U.S. Here's a map to prove it. [Thanks to Andrew Sullivan:]...

New York Times Front Page Headline from October 8, 1929

[Thanks to The Nytpicker:]...

State of the Kid

Highlights Magazine presents its survey of kids age five and up. The results? Maybe kids admire their parents more than Lady Gaga. Some heartening results....

The Bee Gees Do Beatles...

...before Maurice and Robin took growth hormones. Not Barry's best lead vocal, but the harmonies are there and ooh, the choreography....

Who Is Grady Harp?

Ever wonder who those top reviewers are on Amazon? Garth Risk Hallberg susses them out....

30 Bucks a Week

That's the budget for two (admittedly, vegetarian) folks for one week's worth of meals. Included are not only recipes, but shopping stratagems and actual receipts. I just blew more than their budget on dinner last night. These two rock....

TV Tonight

This is the time of year when TV fanatics contemplate greatness in every time period, only to be crushed. I try to catch all the new series on network TV at least once, and revisit a few returning shows that...

Fast Flip

Google introduces another toy....